light bulb! - staying in balance over the fence

[Alice]

I wanted to share my light bulb moment with you guys.
Maybe it could help someone else also.
My new horse has a much rounder jump than I am used
to, and uses his hind end a LOT. He is young and
inexperienced and that hind end just about hits him
on the head! (at least that is what it feels like!)

I was having trouble staying off his back over the jump &
into the landing - I would try to stay with him but end up
collapsing over the fence.
It improved 100% when my instructor got me to "push my
belly button towards his crest".
I found I was able to stay off his back, stay with him over
the fence and he was so much softer on landing.
It felt great!

[maverick927]

Well done, that's great.

Now you can dream of going SJ and everything else fun you can do with your jumping.

[Alice]

Thanks Maverick927!
I can hardly wait for the outdoor show season!
Rudy is so fun, I can hardly wait to ride outside.

I had been a bit tired of showing with my previous
horse (we had gone as far as we were going to
go together) and getting a new one has made all
the difference. Never thought I would be so pleased
about things like getting a nice walk-trot transition!
Now that we have begun to jump a bit it gets all that
much more exciting.
Sooo tired of winter and indoor riding rings!

[Alice]

didn't mean to post that yet

Maverick927 - just wanted to tell you that I love
reading your training diary!
The pictures are wonderful also.